As It Happens – Successful Spam Complaint, Professor Geist discusses his successful PIPEDA complaint against the Ottawa Renegades. The complaint was the first to address the issue of unsolicited commercial email and PIPEDA.
Archive for December, 2004
Privacy Commissioner Issues First PIPEDA Spam Decision
The Canadian Privacy Commissioner has issued her first decision involving spam. Although not yet publicly available, Professor Geist was the complainant and has posted the well-founded decision. The decision includes a determination that business email addresses constitute personal information and are not covered by the business information exception. It also […]
Piercing the P2P Myths, Part Two
Professor Geist's weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column features part two (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) of the examination of the financial impact of peer-to-peer music downloading on the Canadian music industry. Following part one, which demonstrated that recording industry loss claims are greatly exaggerated and that […]
Time music industry focused on product
The intense lobbying for stronger copyright legislation in response to music downloading, which culminated in last month's lobby day on Parliament Hill, is premised on three key pillars. First, that the Canadian recording industry has sustained significant financial losses in recent years due to decreased music sales. Second, that those […]
Recent Copyright Developments Discussed on Peter Warren Show
Professor Geist recently appeared on the Peter Warren Show, a national talk show, to discuss Canadian copyright developments. Issues discussed include the impact of music downloading on the industry, Bill S-9 (photographer copyright bill), and reform proposals from the Canadian Heritage parliamentary committee.
Recent Posts
Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act 
AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act 
Tweets Are Not Enough: Why Combatting Relentless Antisemitism in Canada Requires Real Leadership and Action
